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The Institute of Museum and Library Sciences' advice won't be news to anyone who's been collecting for some time, but here's a great thumbnail thought:

If you feel comfortable, your treasures will be comfortable.
When you feel hot or cold, damp or dry, so do your treasures. You wouldn’t feel comfortable living in the basement or attic and neither are they. You feel better when there is good circulation; so do they.

Check out their full list of six preservation tips below. What gear are you stashing away from Tuesday and the past few months, and how are you preserving it? Tell us, from either side of the aisle, in the comments.